My Xbox controller's left stick drifted to shit after only 6 months. Looking for a cheaper alternative for PC that isn't complete garbage. Are 8BitDo any good? Prefer Xbox layout over DualSense.
Get the Vader 5S.
>>750629034you should getting a gamesir g7 pro
Wait for black friday and buy two chinkmaxx controllers of any of the 3 shilled brands at 50% off. >why twoChink shit sometimes breaks>what the difference between saars, 8dohs and flygdisdifference?
>>750629034GuliKit ES Pro or Max
>>750629147>you should getting a gamesir g7 proNot dropping 100€ on some Chinese pad.
>>750629034Unironically gameSaar
>>750629034Honestly, just buy tmr sticks and ask a repair shop to solder them in. Probably will be less than a new chinkpad.
>>750629268gamesir g7 about half the price but wired
>>750629034>betternone exists, just mod in better sticks
>>750629034Gamesir but take out the sticks on your Xbox controller and put em in the gamesir.Also make sure you calibrate.
>recommending chink stuff
i got a gamesir nova 2 lite coming in today hope it's nice
>>750629034Just buy a higher quality replacement sticks and pop them in.I've got GuliKit Anti-Drift sticks and i've put thousands of hours on them over like 4-5 years now and no drift, but that was years ago so there might be something better out there these days.
8bitdo 3C+ is launching tomorrow, TMR sticks, 2.4ghz/bluetooth for 40$
>>750629732>no removable battery
>>7506290341) wash your hands2) dust your room3) Just get a refund as every member of the EU gets 2 years warranty on everything.
>>750629243>>750629667These except do not get the ES MAX over the ES Pro. The MAX is fucking shit with a horrible floaty Dpad that rocks around and terrible QC issues.Avoid 8shitdo and Game SAAAAAAR and just upgrade your xbox controller with high quality parts or go Gulikit ES Pro.
>>750629034I picked up an 8bitdo ultimate a couple years ago. Aside from it being slightly less comfortable than the xbawks controllers, it works great, and the battery life is insane. No defects, which was a BIG problem I was having with official controllers.However, other anons may be right about other 3rd party controllers being better since this is the first 3rd party controller I've bought since madcatz in 2006. All I can really say is that it's much better than official controllers across the board. Official MS, Sony and Nintendo controllers are outright garbage these days.
>>750629034I have an x05proit's pretty good
>cheaper Xbox are already pretty cheap. Rather than buying a new one, look over to iFixit and there are guides for installing a new thumbstick. As far as hardware , there are plenty of replacements including TMR ones that will not drift; keep in mind that just being TMR doesn't necessarily mean that its great or accurate, its just that it doesn't have the one particular issue of drift caused by potentiometer wear, but even a quality TMR set of sticks ought not to be too expensive or hard to replace; there are even some that do not require soldering. Aside from replacing the stick if you otherwise like the Xbox Series X/S controlller, you could also pick up either an 8bitdo Ultimate 3 or perhaps one of the gamesaar people talk about, but I can't speak to its quality. I personally am not a fan of most 3rd party as they require proprietary often windows only utilities. Out of curiosity, have you tried a DualSense? Compared to older DualShock, its probably one of the most comfortable to use pads with the symmetrical layout in that even those who usually prefer asymmetric find it comfortable ; both DualSense (Edge) and Steam Controller seem to have this feature.
>>750630289Lost the receipt, bought it at the supermarket.
>>750630023>no removable batteryYeah that is a bit shit, but the batteries aren't soldered in so opening it up and swapping it out isn't the biggest deal.It's really a question of how shit the batteries are, if it's a decent battery it should last the life of the gamepad, easily 5-10 years, but if it's real cheap chink shit having to swap it out after it stops holding charge after or a year or so would be a pain.
>>750629034Everyone looks to have covered stick replacement pretty thoroughly, but another options is you can also just replace the potentiometers without needing to solder anything.It's less than $10 for four of them (each stick uses two, but it's usually just one that is worn so a four pack will last you a long time), they just pop in/out after you pull apart the controller.It's not going to permanently fix the problem of stick drift though it's just going replace the part that's worn out resulting in the stick drift.
>>750630345I recommended the Max because I thought it was just better than the Pro in every way. Is it really that bad? I have a Pro and was thinking about getting the Max.
>>750631393The Dpad isnt the same as the ES Pro - its a downgrade with QC issues. The back buttons are extremely cheap and feel terrible. You are paying 20USD for the dongle, adjustable triggers and some new analog tech at the cost of the Dpad and face buttons aswell. Its not worth it at all.
>>750631110>bought it at the supermarket.Probably was some sorted out stock with known faults then lmao.
>8BitDo any good?ABSOLUTELY FUCKING NOT and I say this as a guy who used to buy 8bitdo. They are extremely shit, the buttons+bumpers+triggers feel cheap and flimsy, the dpads are pretty damn bad and the sticks are just okay. If you don't mind agreeing to two seperate walls of text about how Tencent and Glorious China then needing to install some chink "service" on your computer then Vader gamepads are pretty good for the price.
>>750631512Thanks for the warning. I like the ES Pro, so it's a shame that GuliKit fucked up with the Max.
>>7506316818BitDo button sets are so bad. I've also had day 1 connection problems on low battery with my Ultimate 2 Wireless that makes it useless at anything under 30%.
>>750629268They're all Chinese you absolute fucking retard.
>>750629547All controllers are made by chinks.
>>750629481>put the problem from your xbox controller into the controller without the problem
>>750631110don't need it, register the device using the serial number and it will tell you whether it is in warranty or not
>>750629034There's only 3 good chinese controllers and its not 8shitdo
>>750632367I think he just means the actual sticks. You can take the analog sticks off the post of the original Xbox controller and add them to the GameSir. I just ordered some extra ones and added those since the GameSir is easy as fuck to do it in and you don't have to bother opening Microshits controller.
>>750632674Huh. I never thought of doing that. I guess that makes me the retard now.
>had 360 controller for 10 years>zero stick issue>replace with modern xbox controller>stick issue 6 months indid microsoft just forget the technology?
>>750633458They both use potentiometers.
>>7506290348BitDo and Gamesir are good choices.
>>750629585it just arrived and the dpad feels so weird but people praise it, i never had a clicky one before
>>750629034Ask for someone to mod a hall effect analog and enjoy the best controller ever made
>>750629034>My Xbox controller's left stick drifted to shit after only 6 monthsgod, disgusting. since we already know it drifts from bodily fluids and material gunking up the sysetm, why the fuck is this still a thing>im so fucking disgusting i can make a controller stop working i half a year. why would microsoft do thisTAKEAFUCKINGSHOWER
>>750632251The problem isn't that it's Chinese, it's that it's a Chinese pad for over 100 bucks
>>750629034>cheapkinoTegenaria Lite but it's wired and has symmetrical layout>midkinoXeno Plus, comes with a charging dock and overall really good>highkinoVader 5 pro (v2) + charging dock. Absolutely great.>bougiekinoApex 6 pro
>>750629481ffs I thought you were making an indian joke hahaha. Fucking gamesir oh man. Appreciated the chuckle lol.
Have had mine for 7 years, no issues yet.
>8shitdoliteral reddit basedtroonfur garbage. go away shills
8shitdo is garbage always buy GameSir for quality
>>750633621>>750635657>>750635789Don't worry bros, I'll help you reply
>>750629034Mobapad chitu2 if you can get past the nintendo button layout
>>750630289You only get a 14 day refund period, he could get a repair if he didn't lose his receipt.
>>750630289>the euthe country suffering the highest suicide rate its ever had in 26 years? that one?
>>750629034i got my 8bitdo ultimate2c yesterday and its way better than the dualsense i was using, even if its a cheaper and lighter controller its just that better. for some reason my dualsense vibration sucks, i tried everything even disabling the mic but the rumble is just shit and most games will have to rely on xbox controller translation.
>>750639087okay but your still playing a console game
>>750639160????????????
>>75063932>use console controller>its a console controller
>>750633458360 controller sticks were even worse than the xbox series and DS5 sticksstfu
I like my 8bitdo pro 2, but it has stick drift now. I can't even tell when playing, but I was setting up an emulator a couple days ago and saw it.
>>750638950>EU>country
>>750629034Yeah 8bitdo Ultimate 2.4hz is better and cheaper than Xbox
>>750629268https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWk9vK6GuYc
